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Serving all of Eastern Laramie County since 1908
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On August 19th Albin town Council met at 7:00p.m. All Council members were at the meeting along with two guests. Allison Brennemann and Zane Willert which represent the ambulance members. On old business reviewing the lunch program and tabs, it was good. Mayor Krakow updates were about getting the generators ready to schedule start up. The Ambulance Board had two resignations: Carrie Deselms and Ed Allen. The council accepted their resignations and stated their appreciation for their year of service. There are spots open on the ambulance...
The Burns Council was called to order by Mayor James Clark on August 23rd at 5:30. Dennis Bastian made a motion of the vouchers to be approved. It was seconded by Jeff Appleman. A building permit was looked at for 128 N Prairie Ave. The applicant designed a different shaped building. All the setbacks were within boundaries. Dennis Bastian made the motion and Rick Lakin seconded, all approved. On public comment, Judy Johnstone wanted to talk about the sixth-penny issue. The commissioner got a...
In 1921 the very first meeting of the Bushnell volunteer fire department was held. They had twenty-seven members at that time. The fires were put out using burlap sacks and buckets of water. The next year the fire department purchased their first pieces of equipment which were one hook and ladder, one two-piece extension ladder, and one two and half gallon chemical extinguisher from the Bushnell Lumber Store. Through the years the equipment has changed to gasoline engines and several trucks....
If this week didn't get your attention I don't know what will. We usually keep the windows open at night during the summer and Wednesday night I wasn't sure it was still summer. Wednesday was hot but the air was dead calm, not a breeze at all that night. I remember commenting to Linda that about 3 am that would change and the wind would start blowing hard. I was being sarcastic but, lo and behold, at 3:30 am the wind kicked up and the temperature plummeted. It got cold! Frankly, the lawn was...
August 19th at Burns Schools was buzzing with excitement for the new school year. Burns Elementary School was set up in the lobby with different tables to help the students and parents. Of course, the check in table with the school secretary was there to meet you first. Making sure parents received all of the required paperwork. The afterschool program and the ALEX program were two tables for the parents to sign up their children. The students and parents then wandered down to the assigned room...
Pine Bluffs Schools were getting a head start for the students to be ready for the first day of school on August 23rd. Pine Bluffs Elementary School had an open house for the students and their parents to check out the the surroundings. When they first walked in there was a table with all of the paperwork for the students. Principal Andrea Verosky met each of the students and their parents. There was a table for the PB BUZZ. This is a parent organization to support the school and the students....
Even before the school opened its doors, sports players were already attending practices and gearing up for the up-coming season. With the new season, comes a new group of players to the team. New freshman players on board, as the juniors of last year are now the leaders. The Burns Broncs players are working on skills for the season. Some are learning from older players, while the seasoned players from last year work to hone their skills. Football offensive is learning skills for their plays to...
Let the Cornhole Tournament begin! On Saturday August 21st at 2;00p.m. the Cornhole Tournament commenced. Seven sets of boards and a score board were set up in the middle of the park. Nineteen teams of men, women, and children were eager to get this show on the road. Each team had picked a unique name for themselves. Families and friends gathered to root on their favorite teams. Each team would distract the other one to gain points. In Cornhole, each member takes turns to throw the bean bag at a...
On Saturday August 21st at Bushnell was an antique tractor show. It was small but great to see. Zac Breazeale from Raymer, Colo., brought a 1947 Oliver 80 tractor. This tractor has been in his family for years. Breazeale's mother drove it when she was eleven years old. When he found the tractor, it was in field and the engine was froze. In the last five years he has worked on rebuilding the tractor. Breazeale has been going to different tractor shows. Logan Lee from Bushnell, Neb., was the...
The evening of the 21st of August at Bushnell Days there was music on the night of festivals. The beginning of the pig roast dinner of the night was the beginning of the music. First was Martin Gilmore, one man band. He played folk and bluegrass music. Gilmore is originally from Scottsbluff, Nebraska. He now teaches music in Denver at the University of Northern Colorado. Gilmore has three albums out: The Martin Gilmore which is his newest album, East-West, and Martin Gilmore. The folks enjoyed...
The Burns Town Council meeting was called to order August 6 at 6:30 p.m. by Mayor James Clark. All council members were present except for Craig McPhie. He had passed away the last week of July. McPhie was on the Burns Town Council for two years. He was on the Parks and Recreation committee. At the meeting Mayor Clark called for a moment of silence in the memory of Council Member Craig McPhie. In public comment, Judy Johnstone reported on the Sixth Penny Funding stating the town has finished collecting the Sixth Penny fund of 2017. Johnstone...
Laramie County School District 2 gave orientation to the new employees on Wednesday August 18th. Fresh new faces are getting ready for the fresh new students. The excitement of the year was bubbling out of the employees. Liz Loyd will be teaching 3rd grade at Burns Elementary School. She is from Wellington, Colorado. Loyd is building a new home in Carpenter. She has been teaching for nineteen years. Loyd has taught almost all elementary grades except kindergarten. Her two kids will be going to...
The twentieth anniversary of 9/11 is fastly approaching. The United Way of Laramie County has decided to help Laramie County Fire District No. 6. On Saturday, September 11, from 5:30 –9:00 there will be a fund raiser put on by the Lions Club of Burns. The United Way is a nonprofit organization that helps with health, education, and financial stability of every person in the community. They help find resources for people. Laramie County has a new executive director of the Unity Way. He is Vernon...
Chalk up another year for the Laramie County Fair. Once again the fair was a week of controlled chaos as exhibitors rushed to get in their entries, set up for the competitions, then held their breath as the judges made their decisions. The livestock competitions were a flurry of activity from the time the doors opened for the entries to the time animals were loaded for the trip home. The chaos slowed down for the static exhibits once the judging was over on Friday. Yet there was always...
Seventeen Honorees will receive the Heart of Agriculture award. One from each county. This award will be given on August 21 at the Wyoming State fair in Douglas. The Heart of Agriculture award is about women in agriculture. These women have been nominated by peers, organizations, and others. This award is given by the University of Wyoming. This year Bobbi Frank is the honoree for Laramie County. She has been in agriculture for all her life in Wyoming. Frank grew up in south Wyoming on the Color...
CHEYENNE, Wyo. - Serving the country as well as the community go hand in hand in the National Guard. It's also common for service members to volunteer in their community when not on duty. Once a year, Maj. Cory Castle, dusts off his cowboy boots and hats, dawns a pearl snap shirt, and heads out to the "Daddy of 'em All" to volunteer for Cheyenne Frontier Days. Castle has loved rodeos ever since he was little. Coming from a military family, he didn't have the opportunity to grow up around it....
The Burns Youth Football Camp was August 9th through 11th at the Burns football field. The youth that went to the camp were fourth grade through eighth grade. The Burns High School football team members helped the youth in different drills along with the Junior high Coaches. Each night the youth went to different groups for the areas they are interested in. The first night the coaches worked on the general drills of figuring out where the youth player fit in the positions of football. The...
The week of Trail Days there were five different bands performing at one venue or another. To begin the week The Knotty Pine Saloon had two female singers. The performer on Saturday night was Ja'net Eastman from Belle Fouche, South Dakota. She had written four song albums. She was up for an award in Nashville for her original songs. The album was call Lucky Enuf. The awards are the Josie Awards in Nashville, Tennessee. Eastman's voice was raspy and she sang old country music. The second...
The beauty of the homegrown plants and flowers is in the open class horticulture of the Laramie County Fair. It shows how well the contestants take care of them. The grand champion of plants was a phalaenopsis orchid. This orchid blooms twice a year. The flowers were a beautiful light purple. An orchid is not the easiest plant to grow. This plant cannot be in direct sun or the leaves will blister. It needs some humidity in the air. A person only waters the orchid once a week. The soil is a...
The open class had free classes at the Laramie County Fair. One of the classes was on Wednesday, August 11 by Kathy Boltz. Boltz taught Loom Knitting. Boltz was at the fair with demonstrations of weaving, spinning, and working with a loom throughout the week. She has her own Alpacas to use their fleece. Boltz is very knowledgeable about the animals and the products. She has her own business called Wyoming Dream Alpacas. She started the class with picking a loom which is a plastic round circle...
Oh give me land, lots of land under starry skies above, 'Beneath These Western Skies'! The very appropriate theme of Pine Bluffs Trail Days 2021, held August 5-7. The only issue is, the normally beautiful blue western sky has been choked by smoke from all the fires that are ravaging the countryside in and around Wyoming. However, that did not stop parade goers from lining both sides of Main Street on Saturday morning for the Trail Days parade. Very windy weather and the smoke in the area was thi...
The whistle was blowing, people were standing up straight and bouncing on their toes to get the first glimpse of Big Boy. Thursday August 5th at the railroad crossing on Highway 30 and Main Street at 9:45, Union Pacific’s Big Boy No. 4014 steam locomotive arrived in Pine Bluffs. The Union Pacific has been going through Pine Bluffs for 165 years. Thursday was the day for people to get close to the Big Boy train. Big Boy was built in the 1940’ s and carried equipment to support World War II. Thi...
"DING, DING, DING," That's the sound of the big metal triangle calling everyone to lunch. "Come and get it." The smell of brisket was in the air along with smoke from the fires. Call it smoking brisket, either way it smelled exceptional. After the parade was over the Pheasants Forever Youth and the Lion's club put on a delicious lunch in the city park. About 500 people were served brisket sandwiches and chips. Pheasants Forever youth and members of the Lions Club helped serve the brisket that was cooked in the smoker beside the tent. It was...
So far Laramie County is doing pretty well according to the National Drought Monitor. There are parts of the county, though, that are in the abnormally dry range or drought. If you watch the map it is changing and not for the better. A couple of weeks ago Pine Bluffs was showing normal moisture but today is abnormally dry. Now we have a small part of the county that is experiencing a moderate drought. That area is growing. Yesterday my son commented that it was nice not to have the monsoonal...
